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Shipping container Homes- Container Sizes

Shipping container Homes- Container Sizes

There is no doubt that shipping container homes are tough. Built tough from weathering corrugated steel, these incredible tough building blocks of international trade are designed to withstand stacking, stuffing and strapping and are reused over and over again. There is an estimate of over 18 million of these containers floating, riding and flying around the earth today, but the most recent sustainable design trend has found these containers revamped to contain a more delicate cargo: People.

A Shipping Container Homes-Think about it

With the current economy and the threat of the world coming to an end, a shipping container home could very well make perfect sense. There is a glut of used shipping containers also known as cargo containers and companies are more than glad to sell and deliver them cheap. Below are the common sized shipping containers:

Exterior

Internal

Door Openings

Weight

Size/Type

Length

Width

Height

Length

Width

Height

Width

Height

Tare

20′ Dry Van

19’10½”

8′

8′ 6″

19′ 3″

7′ 8″

7′ 9⅞”

7′ 8″

7′ 5″

5,050

40′ Dry Van

40′

8′

8′ 6″

39′ 5″

7′ 8″

7′ 9⅞”

7′ 8″

7′ 5″

8,000

40′ High Cube

40’

8′

9′ 6″

39′ 5″

7′ 8″

8′ 10″

7′ 8″

8′ 5½”

8,775

45 Foot High Cube

45’

8′

9′ 6″

44′ 5″

7′ 8″

8′ 10″

7′ 8″

8′ 5½”

9,810

20′ Refrigerated

19’10½”

8′

8′ 6″

17′ 11″

7′ 6″

7′ 6″

7′ 5″

7′ 3″

6,503

40′ Refrigerated

40′

8′

8′ 6″

37′ 11″

7′ 6″

7′ 6″

7′ 6″

7′ 6″

9,750

40′ HC Refrigerated

40′

8′

9′ 6″

37′ 11″

7′ 6″

8′ 4″

7′ 6″

8′ 4″

9,590

As you can see there is a multitude of sizes to choose from. The way the containers are delivered is by a roller bed truck. So as long as there is room for the container there is room.

Shipping Container Homes and floor plans

You can find just about any style and shape of floor plan and exterior elevations for shipping container homes. In the near future we will be offering a few “free” floor plans just to get you thinking. Eventually I would like to have a whole community sharing Ideas on shipping container homes living.

A typical Shipping Container FloorPlan

Building a Shipping Container Home

If you have any skills in construction you should have no problem renovating the shipping container into a livable habitat. The main structure is there and all of the interior is cosmetic. In the future we will be posting steps to finishing off a shipping container home.